Scrapbook_Eta Lambda Omega

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. ®

Eta Lambda Omega, Pasadena Chapter Scrapbook 2023-2024

Pasadena City Hall

Chartered: March 6, 1960

Location: Pasadena/Altadena, CA

Category Class IV: 98 members

Historian: Sharron Ross-Lemle

Awards Chairman: Janice Kenner

Eta Lambda Omega, Pasadena Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc®

Table of Contents

Chapter 5 - Program Initiatives of the Supreme Basileus/President- pgs 48-70

Sisterhood-pgs 49-56

Families- pgs 57-64

Economic Wealth- pg 65

Environment- pg 66

Social Justice- pgs 67-68

Local Community- pgs 69-70

Chapter 6 - Guiding, Nurturing Teaching

UG Sorors at Tau Lambda- pg 71

Chapter 7 - Congratulating Our Milestone Sorors; Welcoming New Undergrad Sororspgs 73-77

Samella Yarbrough

Angela Franklin

Tau Lambda New Sorors Luncheonpg 75-77

Chapter 8 - Celebrating 64 Years of Servicepgs 78-80

Chapter 9 - Newly Reactivated, Returning and Transfer Sorors- pgs 81-82

Tina Bolden, Marlisa Hall

Staci and Sydni Jordan

Karen Law, Tiffney Rachel

Chapter 10 - Sorors’ Accomplishments: ELO’s and Tau Lambda’s- pgs 83-86

Eboni Williams

Bonnie Sherman

Brenda Harvey-Williams

Clara Satterfield

Erika McCarden & Elise Mallory

Tau Lambda Graduating Sorors

Chapter 11 - Ivies Beyond the Wall- pgs 87-91

Laura Banks Reed

Mary Latimore

Goddess Simmons Drew

Mattie Williams

Chapter 12 - 2023 Basileus’ Farewell & Prayer- pgs 92-93

Chapter 1

Eta Lambda Omega Chapter and its Officers 2023

GA - Julie Awopetu; Membership Chair/Chaplain - Tameka Pyles; P.G. - Janet Lockhart; Tamiouchos/P.G. - Delene Mitchell; Tamiouchos -Darralyn Hooker; Parliamentarian -

Jamelle Magee; Anti-Basileus - Carolyn Ford; Basileus - Sharron Ross-Lemle;

Grammmateus - Erika McDaniel; Anti-Grammateus - Hannah Raines; Epistoleus - Denise Cullins; IvyLeaf Reporter - Natalya Romo; Member-at-Large - Khalilah El-Amin; Philactor - Toni Jones; Connection - Patrice McKenzie

Standing Committee Chairmen 2023-2024

Archives - Sharron Ross-Lemle 2024

Audit - Staajabu Heshimu 2023

Awards - Janice Kenner 2023-2024

Bylaws - Jamelle Magee 2023; Janet Lockhart 2024

Chapter Directory - Courtni Hawkins 2023

Connection - Patrice Marshall McKenzie 2023

Courtesy - Karma Nicolis 2023; Ariel Pounds 2024

Graduate Advisor Council - Julieannah Awopetu 2023-2024

Hospitality - Starla Jones 2023-2024; Nominating - Tracey Blount 2023

National Pan-Hellenic Council - Deonne Burgess 2023

Protocol - Staajabu Heshimu 2023; Katherine Ledbetter 2023-2024

Risk Management - Adrienne Brown-Moseby 2023

Rituals - Toni Jones 2023-2024

Scholarships - Brenda Harvey-Williams and Jeane Ward 2023-2024

Scholarship Jazz Brunch - Jamellle Magee and Dorian Harriston-Celler 2023; Desiree DeShay 2024

Sisterly Relations - Alisa Murray 2023-2024

Social - Fulvia Lindsay 2023-2024 and Adrienne Brown-Moseby 2024

Technology - Cymone Damon Sams 2023-2024

Tellers - Alisa Murray 2023

Eta Lambda Omega Members

Julieannah Awopetu

NaShawn Bacon

D. Marie Battle

Judy Beidleman

Sierra Bell - 2023

Monica Blake

Tracey Blount

Stacie Bolden

Tina Bolden - new 2024

Emily Brooks

Ethel Broussard

Marlisa Hall - new 2024

Tanya Brown-Holmes

Adrienne Brown-Moseby

Deonne Burgess - 2023

Qiana Charles - 2023

Courtney Collins - 2023

Sirlina Cook

Denise Cullins

Cymone David Sams

Brandie Davis

Erin Dear-Walker - 2023

Desiree DeShay

Goddess Simmons Drew - 2023*

Barbara Dugas-Patterson

Thelmas Eaton

Jasmine Evans - 2023

Cathy Farrar

Zoë Ferrand-Rodgers

Betty Jo Ford

Carolyn Ford

Angela Franklin

Karese Frizell - 2023

Chandler Garrett

Carla Haines-Shelton

Dorian Harriston-Celler - 2023

Brenda Harvey-Williams

Courtney Hawkins

Jacqueline Henry-Hogarth

Staajabu Heshimu

Khalilah Heshimu El-Amin

Virgina Holt

Ruthie Hopkins

Pamela Hughes

Kia Skrine Jeffers - 2023

Rebecca Johns - 2023

D. Toni Jones

Starla Jones

Veronica Jones - 2023

Staci Jordan - new 2024

Sydni Jordan - new 2024

Cornelia Kelly-Gates

Janice Kenner

Karen Law - new 2024

Katherine Ledbetter

Eta Lambda Omega Members

Kathleen Ledbetter

Nicole Leonard - 2023

Fulvia Lindsay

Janet Lockhart

Jamelle Magee - 2023

Elise Mallory

Patrice Marshall McKenzie

Simmone Martin

Erika McCarden

Erica McDaniel

Stephanie McElroy

Delene Mitchell

Karma Moore Nicolis

Tenia Muhammad

Alisa Murray

Yolanda Oliver

MaLaun Phillips

Ariel Pounds

Rochelle Prejean Matthews

Marjorie Preston

Tameka Pyles

Tiffney Rachel - new 2024

Karen Ragland

Hannah Raines

Natalya Romo Jones

Stephanie Rosa

Sharron Ross-Lemle

Michele Saywell

Sharon Sharp - 2023

Bonnie Sherman

Jeri-Elayne Smith

Karla Stewart

Karen Tinsley-Williams

Rose Marie Oliver

Lois Tusan

Ashley Vickers - 2023

Donnetha Wallace

Jeane Ward

Barbara Washington

Melva Watts

Nicole Wells - 2023

Jana West

Michelle White

Rosalie White-Dear - 2023

Mattie Williams -2023*

Shiwonda Wynn

Samella Yarbrough *Ivy Beyond the Wall/Deceased

Passing of the Basileus Gavel - January 6, 2024

The Passing of the Basileus Gavel from outgoing Basileus to incoming Basileus signifies one leadership administration has ended and another begins.

Congratulations Soror Carolyn Ford on beginning your tenure as the 2024-2025 Eta Lambda Omega Chapter Basileus Outgoing Basileus Sharron Ross-Lemle passes the gavel to incoming Basileus Carolyn Ford

Eta Lambda Omega Chapter Members 2024

ELO 2024 Officers

New Officers for 2024

Basileus - Carolyn Ford Anti-Basileus - Tanya Brown-Holmes

Grammateus - Karma Nicolis Anti-Grammateus - Karen Ragland

Epistoleus - Erica McDaniel Ivy Leaf Reporter - Natalya Romo Jones

Membership - Tameka Pyles Hodegos - Starla Jones

Members-at-Large - Jana West & Khalilah El-Amin

Pecunious Grammateus - Michele Saywell

Anti-Pecunious Grammateus - Denise Cullins

Chaplain - Judy Beidleman Historian/Archivist - Sharron Ross-Lemle

Parliamentarian - JanetLockhart Philactor - Toni Jones

Program Chairman and Tamiouchos - Delene Mitchell

Eta Lambda Omega’s Community Service Activities and Signature Programs

Annual Career STEAMposium March 2023

Annual Career STEAMposium March 2023

STEAMposium Workshop Speakers: Ed Magee and Ruben Miranda- Fender Guitar; Ed Chang; Dr Chambers and Dr CharlesMedical; Kirsten Ford and Shannon- Art and Film; and Victor Jones- Architecture

Annual Career STEAMposium March 2023

Backpacks

Give-away at Chris Holden’s Block Party and Resource Fair

Assemblyman Chris Holden with ELO Sorors

Sorors and their children wear collaborating costumes while gatheringn treats

ELO Sorors support Kappa Alpha Psi Brothers with infant supplies donations

MLK Day of Service

January 13, 2024

Elizabeth House Baby and Mother Supplies

Chapter 3

Fundraising Events and Activities for Scholarships

Eta Lambda Omega’s

Pasadena/Altadena Ivy Foundation (PAIF)

Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser November 2023

This was a PAIF event; PAIF members sold enough popcorn to generate $9,500 for programs and initiatives.

March 4, 2023

Pasadena City College College Fair for High School Seniors

Two 12th high school students asking questions regarding scholarship AKAELO awards for college.

John Muir High School Principal Dr Lawton Gray, III, with one of his 12th grade students Jaylen Jones

Scholars’ Chat at John Muir High School

Sorors Jeane Ward and Janice Kenner explain how to apply for and get scholarship money for college to juniors and seniors at John Muir High School.

Scholarship Jazz Brunch (SJB) Annual Fundraiser May 2023

Education Icons Honored are Nia Bailey, Dr Lawton Gray III (above middle) and Dr Robert Bell ➤

2023 Scholarship Recipients

Soror Carla Haines-Shelton; Cole

Jackson, Nasir Tatum, Joshua Andrews, Noel Johnson-Montoya, Nyla

Cross, Asa Phillips, Marie Milton, Zora Phillips, Gabrielle Trice, Brandin

Dantzlar and Soror Jeane WardScholarships Chairman

↑Of the Pasadena dignitaries who attended, U.S. Representative 28th District Judy Chu spoke

top row:Cole Jackson, Noel Johnson-Montoya, Marie Milton, Gabrielle Trice, Naasir Tatum

bottom row: Brandin Dantzler, Joshua Andrews, Zora Phillips, Asa Phillips, and Nyla Cross with mentor Soror Dana Huley

Scholarship Jazz Brunch (SJB) Annual Fundraiser, May 2023

PAIF 2023-2024 Board Members

President - 2023 Julieannah Awopetu;

Vice-President - 2023 Sirlina Cook;

Recording Secretary - 2023 Jacqueline HenryHogarth;

Financial Secretary - 2023 Elise Mallory;

Treasurer - 2023 NaShawn Bacon;

PAIF Liaison - 2023 Natalya Romo Jones;

Board Members 2023-2024

Fulvia Lindsay, Alisa Murray, Hannah Raines, Denise

Cullins, Jana West, Adrienne Brown-Moseby, Janet

Lockhart, Stephanie McElroy

ELO Basileus 2023 Sharron Ross-Lemle

2024 Carolyn Ford

ELO Program Chairman 2023 Rebecca Johns

2024 Delene Mitchell

ELO Tamiouchos 2023 and 2024 Delene Mitchell

PAIF Annual Board Meeting February 24, 2024

PAIF President Julie Awopetu, along with Directors Fulvia Lindsay, Elise Mallory and Delene Mitchell present at this year ’ s meeting.

PAIF Annual

Board

Meeting February 24, 2024

Congratulations to the new board members of the Pasadena Altadena Ivy Foundation (PAIF): Sorors Alisa Murray, Hannah Raines, Denise Cullins, Jana West, Adrienne Brown-Moseby, Janet Lockhart, and returning members Sirlina Cook and Stephanie McElroy. Thanks for your years of service to outgoing PAIF Directors Julie Awopetu, NaShawn Bacon, Sharron Ross-Lemle, and Jacqueline Henry-Hogarth.

Chapter 4

ELO Attendance to AKA Conferences, Seminars and AKA organized events in 2023-2024

No Boule Conference in 2023; Boule 2024 in July

Far Western Regional Conference

Bellevue, WA April 2023

New Pearl Soror

Marjorie Preston

Far Western Regional Conference

Bellevue, WA April 2023

New Silver Star Soror

Simmone

Martin (L) & line sister

Legacy Parade: Marjorie & Elise; Toni & Patrice

TL’s Haley Wise; NaShawn, Chandler, Janet; below Emily, Virginia, Staa

MB Sharron strolling to attend the 95th FWRC

Far Western Regional Conference

Bellevue, WA April 2023

A few of the SoCA Cluster Basilei

ELO’s delegates and one Tau Lambda delegate pose for a pic; while other ELO sorors pose for a selfie; and Madam Basileus Sharron poses with Madam Supreme Basileus Danette Reed ELO

Far Western Regional Conference

Bellevue, WA April 2023

AKA Day at the Capitol

May 21, 2023

Assemblyman Mike Gipson; MRD Boagni; State Senator Steven Bradford; Soror Sandra Poole Chairman of AKA Day at the Capitol; Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer; and Assemblyman Chris Holden

Madam Anti-Basileus

Carolyn and Madam

Basileus Sharron

Patrice McKenzie speaks as panelist

Sorors Tinisha Landry, Donna Thomason and Rebecca Johns

Leadership Seminar Chicago, IL July 2023

MB Sharron Ross-Lemle with MSAB Charlotte Jacks, MSB Danette Reed and Soror Staajabu Heshimu on flight back home; with Janet Lockhart and Tameka Pyles at Member Experience training.

Allison Felix created exclusive pink-green athletic shoes for her AKA Sorors!

Pearl Sorors above and Silver Stars below

The current and former Basilei

Golden Sorors above

AKA Moms & their Legacies above; ELO initiated Sorors (L)

So CA Cluster Conference October 14, 2023

Eta

Awopetu, Karma Nicolis, Desiree DeShay, Tracey Blount, Tau Lambda Soror

Deborah Peterson, Delene Mitchell, Lois Tusan, Ariel Pounds, NaShawn Bacon, Cathy Farrar, Chandler Garrett, MaLaun Phillips, and Karen Ragland

Lambda Omega Sorors who attended: sitting - Pearl Soror Emily Brooks;

Basileus - Sharron Ross-Lemle; Pearl Soror Virginia Holt; standing - Julie

FWR’s Founders’ Day Celebration, Honolulu, HI Jan 20, 2024

ELO sorors and spouses below attended the 61st FWRC 1990 in Hawaii; 34yrs later ELO sorors are back! ➤

Fifteen ELO Sorors accompanied 2024-25 Basileus Carolyn Ford to celebrate the Far Western Region’s Founders’ Day observance in Hawaii! Aloha!

Founders’ Day Regional Celebration Honolulu, HI Jan 2024

Thank you Lambda Chi Omega for finally bringing us back to Hawaii!

Chapter 5

Program Initiatives of the Supreme Basileus Danette Reed

Pinkies

in the Park, Alphas on the Grill Picnic

SoCA Cluster Chapters’ Beach Gathering at GreenWell - Inkwell Santa Monica Sept 16, 2023

SoCA Cluster Chapters’ Beach Gathering at GreenWell - Inkwell Santa Monica September 16, 2023

An Attitude of Gratitude for Our Sorors

Holiday Party December 2, 2023

J15 Party - January 15, 2024

Sorors coming together to celebrate Sisterhood like no other

ELO’s own Tameka Pyles has once again produced another successful gathering of sorors to celebrate sisterhood!

Tameka Pyles with ELO sorors in attendance and show below.

Reclamation of Our Pearls Dinner Jan 26, 2024

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Our guest sorors included Suzette Mayes, Karen Law, ???, Tiffney Rachel, ????, Sydni Jordan, Staci Jordan, and Shanae Sharon

Sorors and Family Relaxing with Each Other Feb 17, 2024

CHIPP Bags given to BGCP [Children Hunger Initiative Power Pack; Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena]

CHIPP Bags given to BGCP [Children Hunger Initiative Power Pack; Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena]

Honoring & Recognizing Our Seasoned/Senior Sorors

ELO has 29 recognized senior sorors who are 65 years of age and older; and we are now acknowledging them every chance we get. It began as an identifying fun activity at March 2023 chapter meeting and will continue in the months ahead as each one gives a bit of wisdom to our younger AKA Sorors. We have one Diamond soror, six Pearl Sorors, eight Golden Sorors, sixteen Silver Stars and a few non-status senior sorors. We present the wisdom of the chapter: the Senior Sorors.

Honoring and Recognizing our 50+ years Senior Sorors

Cornelia Kelly-Gates

Ethel Broussard

Honoring and Recognizing our 65+ Senior Sorors are 25+ years Silver Stars and those who aren’t... yet

Sharon Sharpe Sharron Ross-Lemle

Karen Ragland Karla Stewart Yolanda Oliver

Lois Tusan

D. Marie Battle

Ruthie Hopkins Jeane Ward

Bonnie Sherman

Seasoned Sorors

Visiting

Welcome

Detroit Soror Irene Richey to Luncheon Feb 17, 2024 Detroit Soror Irene Richey is welcomed by ELO Seasoned Sorors Emily, Ethel, Melva, Elise, Karen R., Cornelia Kelly-Gates, Beverly Sandoz, Sharron Ross-Lemle (behind the camera), and hostess Jeane Ward

Visiting Detroit Soror Irene Richey

Black Dollar Days

Build Economic Wealth

ELO partnered with the NAACP-PGTA to present free Zoom information to those in the community looking to build their family’s wealth. The series Get Your Money Right-Build Your Black Wealth drove home the importance of building Black wealth, how to maintain it and how to buy a home.

Owner Nikki High

Arbor Day at Washington Elementary School: Let’s Plant new Trees!

Soror Lois Tusan reads to children about Johnny Appleseed before going out to plant trees

Social Justice/Connection

Social Justice/Connection

Reparations Webinar June 19, 2023

International Public Policy Conference 2023

Guiding,

Nurturing & Teaching our Undergraduate Tau Lambda Sorors at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA

ELO’s Graduate Advisor Council to Tau Lambda undergrad chapter at Pepperdine University

L

to R:

GA Julie Awopetu, Delene Mitchell, Tau Lambda Sorors Hailey

Johnson and Deborah Peterson, Basileus 2023 Sharron Ross-Lemle, Tau Lambda Sorors Haley Wise and Sydney Gray, GAC members

Carolyn Ford and Janet Lockhart

Graduate Advisor Council members: Delene Mitchell, Julieannah Advisor

- Grad Advisor, Janet Lockhart, Carolyn Ford - 2024 Basileus, Fulvia

Lindsay, Tameka Pyles, NaShawn

Bacon - Assistant Grad Advisor, Sharron Ross-Lemle

Honoring New Milestone ELO Sorors and Welcoming New Tau Lambda Sorors

Honoring NewMilestone Sorors!

Pearl

years

1959

Silver Star Angela Franklin has 25 years of “service to all mankind”; initiated in 1999 here at Eta Lambda

Soror Samella Yarbrough has 65

of “service to all mankind”; initiated in

at Gamma Alpha Omega chapter in Jackson, TN

Omega chapter Pasadena, CA

Pearl Soror Samella Yarbrough and Silver Star Angela Franklin

Welcome new AKA Sorors of Tau Lambda Chapter at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA

Welcome new AKA Sorors of Tau Lambda Chapter at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA - Luncheon

Welcome new Sorors

Hailey Johnson, Deborah Peterson and Sydney Gray

Welcome new AKA Sorors of Tau Lambda Chapter at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA - Luncheon

Celebrating ELO’s 64 Years Anniversary

Social Co-Chair Fulvia, MB

Carolyn, MAB Tanya and CoChairs Brandie and Adrienne

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Newly Reactivated, Returning and Transfer Sorors to ELO

Six New Sorors to ΗΛΩ/ELO for 2024

Tina Bolden

Initiated 4-25-1992 at Eta Lambda

CA State Univ - Sacramento

Silver Star

Marlisa Hall

Initiated 11-18-2018 at Beta Theta

University of WA, Seattle

Karen Kendrick Law

Initiated Spring 1978 at Kappa Omega

Spelmman College, Atlanta, GA

Silver Star

Staci Hawkins Jordan - mom

Initiated Spring 1991 at Lambda Sigma

University of CA - Irvine

Silver Star

Sydni Jordan - Legacy!

Initiated 11-21-2021 at Xi Upsilon

CA State Univ - Domingues Hills

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Tiffney Rachel

Initiated 4-14-1991 at Beta Theta

University of WA, Seattle

Silver Star

Sorors’ Accomplishments

Eta Lambda Omega’s and Tau Lambda’s

Sorors’ Accomplishments: Eta Lambda Omega’s

ELO initiated Soror Eboni K. Williams new book signing in Los Angeles

Current ELO member Soror Bonnie Sherman swims 50meter race

Sorors’ Accomplishments: ELO’s

Soror Brenda Harvey-Williams receives promotion

Sorors Elise and Erika’s new Wine

Diamond Soror and former ELO member Clara Satterfield runs

Congratulations 2023 Graduating Tau Lambda Sorors!

Soror Naya Edwards speaking as the Black Students President and throwing up a pinkie.

Faculty Soror Jane G. Smith watches her sorors.

Sorors Naya and Jada proud of their accomplishment

Tau Lambda Basileus Reina George receives her diploma.

Chapter 11

Ivies Beyond the Wall

Goddess Simmons Drew

Mary Campbell Latimore

Mattie Williams

Laura N. Banks-Reed

Ivy Beyond the Wall

12th Far Western Regional Director Laura Banks-Reed

the

Ivy Beyond

Wall Goddess Simmons Drew

20th Basileus (1999-2000, 2005) of Eta Lambda Omega

Ivy Beyond the Wall

Mary Lee Campbell Latimore 1960 ΗΛΩ/ELO Charter Member

Ivy Beyond the Wall

Mattie Williams Devoted & Loved ELO Member

Farewell & Prayer from 2022-2023 Basileus

A Farewell from the 2022-2023 ΗΛΩ/ELO Basileus

Soror Sharron Ross-Lemle

Basileus/President 2022-2023

Eta Lambda Omega Chapter